cystic

a. [ Cf. F. cystique. ] 1. Having the form of, or living in, a cyst; as, the cystic entozoa. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Containing cysts; cystose; as, cystic sarcoma. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or contained in, a cyst; esp., pertaining to, or contained in, either the urinary bladder or the gall bladder. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cystic duct, the duct from the gall bladder which unites with the hepatic to form the common bile duct. --
Cystic worm (Zool.), a larval tape worm, as the cysticercus and echinococcus. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ NL. cysticercus, fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; bladder + ke`rkos tail: cf. F. cysticerque. ] (Zool.) The larval form of a tapeworm, having the head and neck of a tapeworm attached to a saclike body filled with fluid; -- called also bladder worm, hydatid, and measle (as, pork measle). [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ These larvae live in the tissues of various living animals, and, when swallowed by a suitable carnivorous animal, develop into adult tapeworms in the intestine. See Measles, 4, Tapeworm. [ 1913 Webster ]